Member of Parliament (MP) for North Tongu Constituency, Samuel Okudzeto Ablakwa, is set to construct 15,000 tonnes per year cassava starch processing factory in his constituency.
According to the MP, the construction work would begin this year and end a year after. When done, it would “guarantee market for our dynamic cassava farmers” and create “thousands of new jobs for the youth.”
On his facebook page, Mr. Abklakwa indicated that the factory, is not under the “One District One Factory” (1D1F) initiative by the Nana Addo-led government, but rather a collaboration between his office and some local and foreign organizations.
“For the record: our North Tongu Cassava Starch Factory is a collaboration between my office, the TIAST Group of China and a consortium of banks. The project is not an extension of or under Government’s 1D1F,” he stressed.
Here are some pictures of the starch factory in question:
